Lazy Person Perogies
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Canadian
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Serves: 6
 
An enormous step is removed by using large shelled pasta as the perogy casing.
Ingredients
  • 340 g package of large pasta shells
  • 3 c mashed potatoes
  • 2 c grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 c cottage cheese (I used the reduced fat variety)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 small or 1 large onion, diced
  • 1 pound, sodium reduced bacon (might as well cook it all but only use as much as desired and refrigerate the rest for future use)
  • sour cream, as desired
Instructions
  1. Prepare pasta according to package directions.
  2. Drain and set aside.
  3. In a food processor, using a coarse grating blade, shred the cheddar cheese.
  4. Remove and set aside and remove the grating blade.
  5. Mash potatoes with a couple of pulses.
  6. Remove to bowl and mix in egg, cheddar and cottage cheese.
  7. Dice the onion in the processor.
  8. Chop the bacon.
  9. Cook together until crisp, drain & place on paper towel.
  10. While bacon and onions are cooking, stuff the shells by the heaping teaspoonful.
  11. Place open side up into 2 casserole dishes.
  12. Sprinkle onion and bacon mixture over shells.
  13. Cover and bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
Recipe by Food Musings at http://foodmusings.ca/recipes/entrees/lazy-person-perogies/